Difference between revisions of "Carrington and Dewhurst"
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* [[Greengrove Mill, Rochdale]] | * [[Greengrove Mill, Rochdale]] | ||
* [[Douglas Mill, Standish]] near Wigan | * [[Douglas Mill, Standish]] near Wigan | ||
1966 A joint company might be formed with the [[Airborne Industries]] in connection with use of balloons for logging in Canada<ref>The Times, Jun 06, 1966</ref> | |||
1967 With the success of the balloon logging in Canada, a joint venture '''Carrington Airborne Developments''' was formed with [[Airborne Industries]] <ref> The Times, Jun 06, 1967</ref> | |||
Revision as of 21:18, 21 September 2014
of Eccleston, Chorley
1885 Formation of Carrington, Woods and Co as a partnership[1]
- Grove Mill, Eccleston; 930 looms,twills, dobbies, satteens, &c.
- Freckleton Street Mills, Kirkham; 930 looms, twills, satins, serges, printers, &c.
- Hohne Mills, Nelson; 980 looms, twills, jeans, stripes, &c.;
1891 Directory (Chorley): Listed as Cotton manufacturers. More details
1891 Directory (Preston): Listed as Cotton spinners and manufacturers. More details
1891 Directory (Nelson): Listed as Cotton spinner and manufacturers. More details
Later traded as Carrington and Dewhurst
1909 Formal transfer to Carrington and Dewhurst Ltd
1928 Incorporation of Carrington and Dewhurst Ltd, controlled by H W Carrington ( - 1950) and S H Sagar - Carrington and Sagar Ltd
1929 Decision to stop cotton weaving in favour of rayon weaving
By 1934 the conversion to rayon had been completed
WWII Produce balloon fabric, nylon parachute cloth and utility rayon cloth; New Mill was closed from 1941 to 1944
1950 Incorporated as a private company. Converted into a public company Carrington and Dewhurst. Facilities were:
- Grove Mill, Eccleston
- New Mill, Eccleston
- Greengrove Mill, Rochdale
- Douglas Mill, Standish near Wigan
1966 A joint company might be formed with the Airborne Industries in connection with use of balloons for logging in Canada[2]
1967 With the success of the balloon logging in Canada, a joint venture Carrington Airborne Developments was formed with Airborne Industries [3]